From CrisisPapers.org: Bernie Weiner on how the Bush Administration deceived us into invading Iraq, how the Burmese junta is delaying the delivery of aid to its devastated citizens, how resource-shortages abroad are being exploited by multinational corporations -- and how all these resonate with Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" and "Disaster Capitalism" theses.
Make no mistake: we are witnessing a massive tectonic shift in electoral politics at the national level, as the third staunchly Republican congressional district in the last few months flips to "blue" as the result of a special election. Republican flop sweat is flowing like cheap beer as their leaders and patrons witness perhaps the most massive meltdown in the party's history.
Polite fascism contracts the right – your right – to vote. Michael Collins on the outrageous Supreme Court ruling that in effect gives regressive states the right to suppress voters based on demographics and political leanings.
This video clip of Bill O'Reilly melting down on the set of Inside Edition sometime during the 1980s or 1990s is brought to you under the Fair Use provisions of the US Copyright laws:
Steve Young takes on Bill O'Reilly's latest column, in which he uses its near-entirety yo conjure up race war over presidential candidate Barack Obama.
[UPDATED – click here!] For those of you who need to play catch-up on the saga of scandal-plagued Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY13), whose arrest late last week for driving while intoxicated in Alexandria, VA involves a mystery woman in the married Congresscritter's life, here is a good place to start. Mary Ann Akers is reporting that "Vito is finito," and a New York City paleocon fishwrap reports much the same story. Meanwhile, the New York Daily News has a snarky new game -- and you'll want to play along!
Wall Street Journal breaks the story here. NPR has more details. TPMMuckraker has a good backgrounder on Special Counsel Scott J. Bloch, who has been accused of politicizing the office and is alleged to have had computer hard drives erased.
AP via HuffPo reports that David Addington, consigliere to Vice President Darth Cheney, has been subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee to testify in connection with the committee's investigation of U.S. military interrogation practices (read: torture). Addington had refused to testify without a subpoena. While much of Blogtopia's and on the Intertubes' attention has focused on the drama surrounding efforts to get John Yoo to testify, Addington is a far bigger fish – and his testimony could have far more ominous ramifications to the present occupants of the Executive Branch. Jeralyn Merritt ties the subpoena story to a new lawsuit alleging torture at Abu Ghraib. Check your popcorn supply…
Watch FireDogLake 's Jane Hamsher add a new phrase to the Campaign 2008 Lexicon while making her counterpart from Clownhall.com look like a giggling imbecile:
